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Scherll

Scherll (name is unknown) was and amateur photographer who lived presumably in Wieden, Germany. During the war he was a soldier of the air defense unit of Luftwaffe in German Army. His unit of Flak 37, a heavy 88 mm Flak 37 anti-aircraft gun, was located on the western defensive line of Germany, so-called "Westwall". The photographer's postwar destiny is unknown.

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Parkstein is a church on the basalt cone Hoher Parkstein. Parkstein, also called Hoher Parkstein and Basaltkegel Hoher Parkstein is a famous local hill and tourist destination in the Steinwald Mountains in central Germany. It is located 10 kilometres northwest of Weiden in der Oberpfalz in the district of Neustadt ad Waldnab in the Northern Upper Palatinate. Germany, Bavaria. 1936-37

Parkstein is a church on the basalt cone Hoher Parkstein. Parkstein, also called Hoher Parkstein and Basaltkegel Hoher Parkstein is a famous local hill and tourist destination in the Steinwald Mountains in central Germany. It is located 10 kilometres northwest of Weiden in der Oberpfalz in the district of Neustadt ad Waldnab in the Northern Upper Palatinate. Germany, Bavaria. 1936-37

Parkstein is a church on the basalt cone Hoher Parkstein. Parkstein, also called Hoher Parkstein and Basaltkegel Hoher Parkstein is a famous local hill and tourist destination in the Steinwald Mountains in central Germany. It is located 10 kilometres northwest of Weiden in der Oberpfalz in the district of Neustadt ad Waldnab in the Northern Upper Palatinate. Germany, Bavaria. 1936-37
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A German military man wearing headphones while operating an 88 mm FlaK 37 (German: 8.8-cm-Flugabwehrkanone) also known as the ‘eight-eight’ (German: Acht-acht) was a German 88 mm anti-aircraft gun in service with the German Air Defence Forces. West Germany. 1940-41

A German military man wearing headphones while operating an 88 mm FlaK 37 (German: 8.8-cm-Flugabwehrkanone) also known as the ‘eight-eight’ (German: Acht-acht) was a German 88 mm anti-aircraft gun in service with the German Air Defence Forces. West Germany. 1940-41

A German military man wearing headphones while operating an 88 mm FlaK 37 (German: 8.8-cm-Flugabwehrkanone) also known as the ‘eight-eight’ (German: Acht-acht) was a German 88 mm anti-aircraft gun in service with the German Air Defence Forces. West Germany. 1940-41
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Acoustic guidance system for anti-aircraft artillery. An acoustic locator consisting of four acoustic horns, a horizontal pair and a vertical pair, connected by rubber tubes to stethoscope headphones worn by two technicians on the left and right. The stereo headphones allowed one technician to determine the direction and the other to determine the height of the aircraft. The acoustic locator could detect targets from 5 to 12 kilometres away, depending on weather conditions, operator skill and the size of the target formation. It gave a directional accuracy of about 2 degrees. West Germany. 1940-41

Acoustic guidance system for anti-aircraft artillery. An acoustic locator consisting of four acoustic horns, a horizontal pair and a vertical pair, connected by rubber tubes to stethoscope headphones worn by two technicians on the left and right. The stereo headphones allowed one technician to determine the direction and the other to determine the height of the aircraft. The acoustic locator could detect targets from 5 to 12 kilometres away, depending on weather conditions, operator skill and the size of the target formation. It gave a directional accuracy of about 2 degrees. West Germany. 1940-41

Acoustic guidance system for anti-aircraft artillery. An acoustic locator consisting of four acoustic horns, a horizontal pair and a vertical pair, connected by rubber tubes to stethoscope headphones worn by two technicians on the left and right. The stereo headphones allowed one technician to determine the direction and the other to determine the height of the aircraft. The acoustic locator could detect targets from 5 to 12 kilometres away, depending on weather conditions, operator skill and the size of the target formation. It gave a directional accuracy of about 2 degrees. West Germany. 1940-41
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German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41

German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41

German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41
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German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41

German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41

German anti-aircraft gunners with children and civilians near 88 mm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft gun. Many children were helpers in the German air defence forces they were called Flakhelfers. Germany relied on child soldiers to bolster the Reich's air defences. The children of the anti-aircraft batteries, some as young as 16, took an active part in the war. They served all types of anti-aircraft batteries under the guidance of Luftwaffe veterans who were too old or infirm to participate in combat. Flakhelfers served only on batteries within Germany. West Germany. 1940-41
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